A Donkey Serenade

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 295, 14 December 1938, Page 26

A Donkey Serenade

Three For a Jolly Competition

I don't know what Mary and her little lamb would have thought of the donkey serenade, but Mary and her little horse thought it was just wonderful. Perhaps it was because the animals were in the same sad state as herself—they could only partially be seen. When our artist sketched a picture for a new competition she painted white lines through all the figures. The task was for readers to complete the picture and make it look as natural as possible.

There were so many guide lines in the sketch that Peter Pan expected dozens of entries, but the quantity and quality of this contest were both disappointing. Possibly this is due to the fact that examinations are claiming a certain amount of attentr n at the moment and so young people are not able to devote so much of their time to competitions.

Two of the neatest entries came from Peggy and Ailsa Wallace, who submit consistent good work fcr many of cur competitions. Many readers made the mistake of allowing the da k lines to be too plainly leen, thus spoiling an otherwise good attempt. Here is the list of the twenty-four lucky ones:—

Ptggy Wallace. Epsom, age 14, stationery set. Ailsa Wallace, Epsom, age 12, stationery set. Joyce K. Rosser, Auckland, age 15. packet of stamps. Ngaire Copeland, North Auckland, age 11, packet of stamps Joy Dunn, Birkenhead, age 12. stationery set. John Leese, Whangarei, age 11, pen knife. Joy Hall. Cambridge, age 15, fountain pen. Fay Scott, Heme Bay, age 14. box of soap. J. Hawkei, St. Helier's Bay, age 13, box of paints. Teddy Vallely, Denlair, age 8, table tennis set. Joan Cough. Grafton. age 13, stationery set. Annie Ah Chan. Thames, age 14. leather purse. Shirley Jones. Onehunga, age 10, toilet set. Pat Smyth, Auckland, age 12, leather purse. Eleanor Chapman, Epsom, age 13, stationery set. Peggy Price. Rotorua, age 16, stationery set. Barbara Smeeton, Remuera, age 14. leather purse. .Durlene Durrant, Hikurangi, age 12. fountain pen. Bryan Lloyd. Mount Eden, age 9. knife. Suzanne Cowan, Crafton, age 8, stamp album. Ron Cooper, Hamilton, age 11. torch. Noreen de Luen, Palmerston North, age 14, stationery set. Phil Spencer. Grey Lynn, age 13. fountain pen. Marion Bartley, Takapuna. age 13, packet of stamps.

PINK certificate® go to the following: Mary Harper. Dargaville; Audrey Daverne, St. Helier's Bay; Aileen McCormick, Waihi; Charles Came, Te Kopuru; Betty Gedge, Te Awamutu; Nancy Howell, Te Kuiti; Joyce Walker, Te Kuiti; Susan McKenzie, Te Awamutu; Betty Goodrich. Whakatane; Rosemary Foster. Mount Eden; Harold Deinming. Kingsland; Audrey Oliver. Grey Lynn; Nonie Clarke, Auckland; Peter Moody, Epsom; Verna Lamplugh, Silverdale; Elena Dagley, Tauranga; Ailsa Edward*. Onehunga: Marie Ewan, Ponsonby; Kelvin McKinlay, Tauranga.